I'm just wrapping up my sophomore year in college (Grand Canyon University in Phoenix) and wasn't able to land an internship this summer... I believe due to my lack of experience in the financial market. However, I'm looking for ways to make sure I don't have this problem next summer. So, my question is what would be more beneficial for me to take summer classes through a finance school like NY School of Finance or SMB Capital trading program, or other possible ventures?
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also interested in this topic as I'm in a similar situtation
I'm also a sophomore, but I live in Tokyo and I don't think that there is as much competition here as say NY. I've interned with Bloomberg, and have an internship with JPM starting in a few weeks. Nothing, and I mean nothing has been more beneficial to me than networking. I landed both of my internships via people I knew.
UPDATE: Nearly 2 years after I wrote the post asking about internships, I was able to land three internships during my Senior year (each a little over 3 months long). I ended up landing job offers from two of the internships, and excepting a job as an investment analyst at my initial internship. So, to anyone out there wondering what to do if they were in the position I was in (mostly going to a non-name brand college), I would write: be flexible to move (specifically to a major city... that's where the internships/jobs are), and don't worry if you don't land an internship your Sophomore or Junior, but bust your ass to make sure you have one your Senior year... I cannot express the importance of an internship, at least one! Also, if you don't go to a "name brand" college, don't fret... it just means you'll have to work twice as hard. When I say work hard, I mean apply, apply, apply, and when you think you've applied enough, apply some more!! Casting a wide net when applying to an internship means you may not land the internship you pictured, but at a certain point where you worked isn't nearly as important as the experience you'll gain... which definitely helps when you graduate!!
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